Law-related Blogs

I decided to wrap up my blog by suggesting other blogs that may be of interest to paralegal students. I’ve grouped them according to topic /audience and included a brief description of each blog’s purpose. I hope that you’ll find some of them of informative and even helpful in your legal careers. Be sure to read all the disclaimers though, and do some fact-checking when necessary.

Humor – because we all need to laugh.

Fail blog (http://failblog.org/): Not really law related but this site, but certainly good for a chuckle.

Litination (http://www.litination.com/2008/07/disclaimer.html): The disclaimer says it all.

Above the Law (http://abovethelaw.com/): A legal tabloid.

Lowering the Bar (http://www.loweringthebar.net/). I especially enjoyed the one on Comical Case Names.

By and for Experts or Teachers.

Law Professor (http://www.lawprofessorblogs.com/): Created to assist law professors in their teachings and includes everything from administrative law to immigration law to white collar crime.

The Volokh Conspiracy (http://volokh.com/): A group blog with postings mostly from law professors.

Adams Drafting (http://www.adamsdrafting.com/): Ken Adams has expertise in contract drafting.

Ralph Losey (http://ralphlosey.wordpress.com/): A lawyer since 1990 and named a Superlawyer in the field of IT, Mr. Losey writes about the issues of electronic discovery and the law. Other blogs and information on this subject can be found at http://www.discoveryresources.org/.

Acrobat for Legal Professionals (http://blogs.adobe.com/acrolaw/): This one is of special interest for those using Adobe Acrobat. Its author, Rick Borstein, specializes in the Acrobat-Legal Market for Adobe Systems Incorporated.

The Librarian at Law (http://librarianatlaw.blogspot.com/): The author of this blog is the Head of Reference Services, at the University of Connecticut School of Law Library.

Set in Style (http://misterthorne.org/set_in_style): Although this blog is a resource for law firm publishing, there is some good information that all legal professionals can use, such as how your writing skills can advance your career and how to produce documents that leave a favorable impression.

Paralegal specific.

Paralegal Mentor: Vicki Voisin offers up some advice for paralegals under http://www.paralegalmentor.com/ and also has a blog you can find on her website.

Practical Paralegalism by Lynn Devenny (who at times teams up with Vicki) has a great site that offers tips and “cautionary tales.” Here’s Ten Tips all new paralegals may be interested in: http://www.practicalparalegalism.com/2009/06/top-10-tips-for-brand-new-paralegals.html

Lexis Paralegal Community (http://law.lexisnexis.com/communityportal/default.aspx?g=QfsTyLJ1USs=): Offers tutorials, research information and tips and includes a discussion forum.

Paralegal Gateway (www.paralegalgateway.com): This site has an immense amount of information relating to and of interest to paralegals. Their weblog (http://paralegalgateway.typepad.com/) is designed to promote paralegals around the world.